Dodo Au Go-Go

I like to think of myself as creative.  I enjoy doing things like putting words together into stories, doodling drawings, and doing photography and photoshopping pics. Creativity is important. Creativity is important to me. I occasionally like to get on my high horse and gently scold people who declare themselves to be "not creative", pointing out that creativity takes many different forms, and that things we don't automatically think of as creative - like cooking - are actually replete with creativity. And that we should just try new, fun, creative things without expectation or judgement. Oh, hey, yeah! The person replies in an astonished voice because this is a take they clearly have not thought about before. They nod. Any unexpected hope quickly coloured by doubt. Then they go on their way - not really able to truly accept this perspective, relieved to be able to let it go and to revert back to 'common sense' - unchanged in their opinions.  And I will shrug a s

It was a little bit of a weekend of losing and finding. Since we moved, pens have been one of those things which have remained elusive. They've been hard to find and even more difficult to hold onto. It's been positively umm, penful! 😜 So much so that, when working from home, I've had to resort to using a novelty, Halloween, pink, hand pen. Yes, really. I've had to make sure to keep it out of sight during online meetings and everything.  See?  Oddly enough, this pen hasn't disappeared with all the others, but that might still be pen-ding. Yes. I'll stop now. Imagine my delight then, when I found not one but three pens this weekend. Including my very,  very special pen. My so inspiring to write with, so smooth to write with, and so lovely a pen that every colleague I've ever introduced these pens to has become an instant devotee, pen. Well apparently,  it's not just adults who like these pens. After using my pen for all of 5 minut